Union overalls



Q. T. METCHELL ET AL UNION OVERALLS Filed July 6. 1922 Obadiah TM'HChQl 1 lawns H M 31c hel WITNESSES A ITORNEYS Patented Dec. 9, 19224.

s'rrss OBFIDIAH. '1. MITCHELL, ISAAC I-I. li-EITCHELL, WAYMON M. MITCHELL, AND VTILLIAM: F. MITCHELL, 0F SPARTA, TENNESSEE, ASSIGNORS OF ONE-HALF T0 DORSEY B.

SAIN. OF SPARTA, TE-NNlFiSSE-E.

UNION OVEEALLS.

Application filed July 6, 1922.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, OBEDIAH. T. Mrrorr- ELL, IsAAo H. MITCHELL, WAYMON M. MITCHELL, and WILLIAM F. MITCHELL, citizens of the United States, and residents of Sparta, in the county of White and State of Tennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Union Overalls, of which the following is a specification.

Our present invention relates generally to union overalls, and more particularly to a one-piece overga-rment of the drop seat type wherein the shirt section has a full back, and our object is the provision of a garment of this nature having means normally holding the drop seat closed and whose nature is such as to avoid the well known disadvantages of shoulder straps and the rolling of the back of the shirt section, which means need not be disturbed when taking off or putting on the garment as a whole and which means are also adapted to act as a reinforcement for the garment in its ordinary use.

In the accompanying drawing which illustrates our present invention and forms a part of this specification,

Figure 1 is a front elevation, one side of the overvest being detached and Figure 2 is a rear elevation showing the vest and drop seat in lowered position.

Referring now to these figures our inven tion proposes a union overall including a trouser section 10 and a shirt section 11, permanently joined across the front of the garment at or near the waist line 12, and unconnected across the rear, it being noted from Figure 2 that the shirt section 11 has a full back 13 so that the user is thus protected as far as possible when the drop seat 14 of the trouser section is lowered, which may be done by detaching the usual side fasteners 15.

In constructions of this general nature it has been proposed to utilize straps extending from the upper portion of the drop seat upwardly over the shoulders of the shirt section 11, but as these straps engage but a portion of the back 13 of the shirt section, the remaining portions of the back 13 quickly roll up and protrude between and at opposide sides of the straps to the extreme discomfort of the wearer, and likewise the straps are open to the serious objection of Serial No. 573,108.

slipping down over the shoulders in use which results in material constriction of free movement of the users arms, a disadvantage likely to be serious under some conditions.

According to our invention we propose the use of an over-vest having a back section 16 attached along its lower edge to the upper edge of the drop seat 14 and adapted in its normal position to completely overlie the back 13 of the shirt section 11. This overvest also includes side portions 17 adapted to extend forwardly along the lower portions of the sides of the shirt section 11 beneath the users arms, and provided at their lower free ends with button holes 18 to receive huttons 19 secured upon the forward portion of the waist line of the garment at equidistant points upon opposite sides of its central overlapping buttoned edges 20 by means of which it is put on and removed.

Our improved overvest also has enlarged side arm holes 21 which form straps 22 pass ing over the shoulders of the wearer and preferably provided with elastic sections 23, it being noted that on account of the fastening of the lower front portions of the overves t, these straps cannot slip downwardly off of the shoulders and are held firmly in place with a consequent reinforcement of the entire garment in so far as permanency of fit is concerned, except when the drop seat is to be lowered, which may be accomplished by simply detaching the two single button fastenings at the lower front portion of the vest and throwing the vest off of the shoulders.

It is obvious that ordinarily in the putting on and taking off of the garment the overvest need not be disturbed in any way and thus our invention presents an improvement which presents all of the advantages of the usual construction and in addition thereto avoids and overcomes certain of the disadvantages to which the usual construction is subject.

We claim:

1. A union overalls including trouser and shirt sections permanently joined together across the front and opening in the front, the former having a drop seat, an overvest adapted to cover the back of the shirt section in its effective position and permanently attached along a portion of its lower edge to the upper edge of the drop seat, and having side portions extending along the sides and front of the shirt section and detachably connected to the front of the garment.

2. A union overalls including trouser and shirt sections permanently joined together across the front and opening in the front, the former having a drop seat, an overvest adapted to cover the back of the shirt section in its effective position and permanently attached along a portion of its lower edge to the upper edge of the drop seat, and having side portions extending along the sides and front of the shirt section, means for detachebly connecting the side portions of the overvest to the front of the garment at substantially the Waist line thereof.

3. A union overalls including trouser and shirt sections permanently joined together across the front and opening in the Front, the former having a drop sent, on overvesl adopted to cover the heck of the shirt section in its efl'ective position and pernmnently attached along a portion of its lower edge to the upper edge of the drop sent, and having side portions extending along the sides and front of the shirt section, means for detachahly connecting the side portions of the overvest to the front of the gairnieiu' at snh stentielly the Waist line thereof and at points inwardly of the portions of the overresl'; disposed over the shoulders. 

